EXCLUSIVE TMW - Udinese chairman Soldati: "Keeping ZAPATA? It will be mostly up to Napoli"

Asked by TMW about the chance for Udinese to keep almost 26-year old Colombian striker Duvan Zapata, Italian club chairman, Mario Soldati, stated: "It will be mostly up to Napoli. We are happy Duvan is enjoying being here with us. One of our club's best feature is how we care about and cuddle our players. Anyway, our owner, Gino Pozzo, will weigh up any side of the situation, since, besides Napoli, there are a lot of foreign clubs interested in him". Still on a deal with Azzurri until June 2020, Zapata, playing for Udinese since 2015/16, is tracked by Fiorentina, Lazio, Sassuolo, and West Bromwich Albion, to name a few.

Playing for Cagliari since last season, and having gone through a very long-term injury, Moldovan international midfielder Artur Ionita (27), according to Italian paper Corriere dello Sport, is about to have his contract with Serie A side officially extended until June 2021. Form